An Indiana eighth-grade student on a field trip to see "Elf the Musical" was killed in a bus crash Wednesday morning.Police said Owen Abbott, a student at Winamac Community Middle School, was killed in the collision between a school bus and truck, WBND-TV reports.Another student, 14-year-old Zayne Bell, was taken by medical helicopter to a nearby hospital.“He was shaken up and saying that he was OK," Bridget Bell, Zayne's mother, told WNDU-TV. "He was upset and hurt, he had glass all over and he kept complaining his head hurt and the light was hurting him and he was really dizzy." The bus was carrying nearly 40 students and three chaperones who were on their way to an arts center in Warsaw — about 50 miles from the school."Our school corporation has suffered a tragedy today as there was one confirmed fatality as a result of the bus accident this morning," Eastern Pulaski School Corporation Superintendent Dan Foster said in a statement. "We are thankful that all the other students, including the student airlifted from the scene, as well as the bus driver, have been released from the hospital."Police said the bus was not traveling at highway speed when the crash happened. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the crash.The crash happened near Argos, which is about 30 miles from South Bend.Investigators told WSBT that it’s just too soon to say if the truck driver, 26-year-old Tylor Perry, will face charges for the crash.The community is remembering Abbott as a "good kid" who was "very well-liked."“I was speaking with one of his teachers yesterday who said 'Yeah he could be pretty squirrelly at times, but when push came to shove, he knew where the line in the sand was and he’d settle down and buckle down',” said Foster.Officials brought in counselors from all over the country to help Abbott's classmates mourn the loss.“At this stage some of them don’t know how to react yet,” said Foster. “And that’s another thing that I put in the notice last night. You may just be numb, you may be angry, you may be frustrated, you may be confused, you may not know how to act.”A GoFundMe page has been created to help Abbott's family.

An Indiana eighth-grade student on a field trip to see "Elf the Musical" was killed in a bus crash Wednesday morning.

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Police said Owen Abbott, a student at Winamac Community Middle School, was killed in the collision between a school bus and truck, WBND-TV reports.

Another student, 14-year-old Zayne Bell, was taken by medical helicopter to a nearby hospital.

“He was shaken up and saying that he was OK," Bridget Bell, Zayne's mother, told WNDU-TV. "He was upset and hurt, he had glass all over and he kept complaining his head hurt and the light was hurting him and he was really dizzy."

The bus was carrying nearly 40 students and three chaperones who were on their way to an arts center in Warsaw — about 50 miles from the school.

"Our school corporation has suffered a tragedy today as there was one confirmed fatality as a result of the bus accident this morning," Eastern Pulaski School Corporation Superintendent Dan Foster said in a statement. "We are thankful that all the other students, including the student airlifted from the scene, as well as the bus driver, have been released from the hospital."

Police said the bus was not traveling at highway speed when the crash happened. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the crash.

The crash happened near Argos, which is about 30 miles from South Bend.

Investigators told WSBT that it’s just too soon to say if the truck driver, 26-year-old Tylor Perry, will face charges for the crash.

The community is remembering Abbott as a "good kid" who was "very well-liked."

“I was speaking with one of his teachers yesterday who said 'Yeah he could be pretty squirrelly at times, but when push came to shove, he knew where the line in the sand was and he’d settle down and buckle down',” said Foster.

Officials brought in counselors from all over the country to help Abbott's classmates mourn the loss.

“At this stage some of them don’t know how to react yet,” said Foster. “And that’s another thing that I put in the notice last night. You may just be numb, you may be angry, you may be frustrated, you may be confused, you may not know how to act.”